Author: Ben Lang

Sunny And Seasonable Monday, Clouds And Showers Return Tuesday

Monday got off to a chilly start with most location’s morning lows in the 40s. Alexander city fell all the way to 38° Monday morning. The sunshine is abundant and the afternoon may feature a near-cloudless sky as dry air remains in place. Many locations could warm into the low 70s Monday afternoon, right on par with average high temperatures…

Much Cooler Tonight, But Rather Pleasant Monday

A narrow line of showers and storms moved northwest to southeast through our area today. As of early Sunday evening, the line is well to our southeast, across parts of Georgia and northwest Florida. However, some light showers linger across our northwestern communities. These showers are behind a cold front which is pushing into far southeast Alabama Sunday evening. Clouds…

A Few Severe Storms Possible Sunday

Sunday features another round of showers and storms. They should be in linear fashion, stretching southwest to northeast just in advance of a cold front. The storm prediction center maintains a marginal (level 1/5) risk for severe weather across our entire area. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph are the main hazard. However, this won’t be anything like the…

Very Warm Saturday, Then More Storms Sunday

Although showers and storms remain scattered about our area through Friday afternoon, they won’t be strong or severe like we saw Thursday. A stalling front that helped produce Thursday’s severe storms lifts north through our area as a warm front overnight. That sets up warm and muggy weather through Saturday. The sky remains mostly cloudy Friday night through Saturday. Isolated…

Monday Afternoon Nice And Spring-like, But Rain Returns Tuesday

A nice spring day is underway across central and south Alabama. Temperatures were in the 40s and 50s this morning, but thanks to abundant sunshine, midday temperatures warmed into the mid and upper 60s. Temperatures continue to warm through the afternoon, with highs in the mid 70s. We’ll likely see some clouds in the mix, but also plenty of sunshine…

Dry And Warmer Monday, But Rain Returns Tuesday

It was a partly cloudy and milder day across central and south Alabama. Compared to Saturday’s highs in the low to mid 60s, most locations warmed into the upper 60s to low and mid 70s Sunday afternoon. Sunday evening looks milder than Saturday evening as well. Most locations remain in the low to mid 60s through 7PM, with 9PM temperatures…

Cold Saturday Night; Milder With Some Clouds In The Mix Sunday

Sunshine became abundant Saturday afternoon, though temperatures were cool for this time of year. Afternoon highs were only in the low to mid 60s. It was rather breezy at times today, though winds speeds are gradually falling late Saturday afternoon. That trend continues this evening, but temperatures steady fall through the evening while the sky remain clear. Expect low 50s…

A Cloudy, Cool, And Breezy Friday Afternoon

It’s a cloudy and cool Friday and final day of winter 2021. Temperatures fell into the 40s this morning, while midday temperatures only recovered into low and mid 50s at midday, and struggle to reach 60° this afternoon. In addition, winds are rather breezy at 10 to 15 mph. Expect a mostly cloudy to overcast sky for the rest of…

Severe Storms Possible This Week, With A Significant Threat Wednesday

After a very warm and dry weekend, storms are back in the forecast this week. In fact, through Wednesday, some of those storms could be strong to severe. Wednesday’s threat for severe weather looks significant and could be widespread. In the meantime, Monday features a partly to mostly cloudy sky with scattered showers and storms. Many of these storms could…

Storms In The Forecast, With A Significant Severe Threat Wednesday

It was another very warm mid-march day across central and south Alabama. While morning lows fell into the low and mid 50s, afternoon temperatures soared into the low and mid 80s. There was plenty of sun with mainly thin clouds overhead here and there at times throughout the day. Clouds appear to be thickening late this afternoon, and expect that…